diff --git a/include/bolt/CST.hpp b/include/bolt/CST.hpp
index 13e15fd80..56ef96b7e 100644
--- a/include/bolt/CST.hpp
+++ b/include/bolt/CST.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <istream>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <variant>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "zen/config.hpp"
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ namespace bolt {
     ArrowTypeExpression,
     VarTypeExpression,
     BindPattern,
+    LiteralPattern,
     ReferenceExpression,
     MatchCase,
     MatchExpression,
@@ -760,32 +762,53 @@ namespace bolt {
 
   };
 
-  class StringLiteral : public Token {
+  using Value = std::variant<ByteString, Integer>;
+
+  class Literal : public Token {
+  public:
+
+    inline Literal(NodeKind Kind, TextLoc StartLoc):
+      Token(Kind, StartLoc) {}
+
+    virtual Value getValue() = 0;
+
+    static bool classof(const Node* N) {
+      return N->getKind() == NodeKind::StringLiteral
+          || N->getKind() == NodeKind::IntegerLiteral;
+    }
+
+  };
+
+  class StringLiteral : public Literal {
   public:
 
     ByteString Text;
 
     StringLiteral(ByteString Text, TextLoc StartLoc):
-      Token(NodeKind::StringLiteral, StartLoc), Text(Text) {}
+      Literal(NodeKind::StringLiteral, StartLoc), Text(Text) {}
 
     std::string getText() const override;
 
+    Value getValue() override;
+
     static bool classof(const Node* N) {
       return N->getKind() == NodeKind::StringLiteral;
     }
 
   };
 
-  class IntegerLiteral : public Token {
+  class IntegerLiteral : public Literal {
   public:
 
-    Integer Value;
+    Integer V;
 
     IntegerLiteral(Integer Value, TextLoc StartLoc):
-      Token(NodeKind::IntegerLiteral, StartLoc), Value(Value) {}
+      Literal(NodeKind::IntegerLiteral, StartLoc), V(Value) {}
 
     std::string getText() const override;
 
+    Value getValue() override;
+
     static bool classof(const Node* N) {
       return N->getKind() == NodeKind::IntegerLiteral;
     }
@@ -977,6 +1000,20 @@ namespace bolt {
 
   };
 
+  class LiteralPattern : public Pattern {
+  public:
+
+    class Literal* Literal;
+
+    LiteralPattern(class Literal* Literal):
+      Pattern(NodeKind::LiteralPattern),
+      Literal(Literal) {}
+
+    Token* getFirstToken() override;
+    Token* getLastToken() override;
+
+  };
+
   class Expression : public TypedNode {
   protected:
 
@@ -1074,10 +1111,10 @@ namespace bolt {
   class ConstantExpression : public Expression {
   public:
 
-    class Token* Token;
+    class Literal* Token;
 
     ConstantExpression(
-      class Token* Token
+      class Literal* Token
     ): Expression(NodeKind::ConstantExpression),
        Token(Token) {}
 
diff --git a/include/bolt/CSTVisitor.hpp b/include/bolt/CSTVisitor.hpp
index b8cd578c7..e6fb99ec4 100644
--- a/include/bolt/CSTVisitor.hpp
+++ b/include/bolt/CSTVisitor.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ namespace bolt {
           return static_cast<D*>(this)->visitVarTypeExpression(static_cast<VarTypeExpression*>(N));
         case NodeKind::BindPattern:
           return static_cast<D*>(this)->visitBindPattern(static_cast<BindPattern*>(N));
+        case NodeKind::LiteralPattern:
+          return static_cast<D*>(this)->visitLiteralPattern(static_cast<LiteralPattern*>(N));
         case NodeKind::ReferenceExpression:
           return static_cast<D*>(this)->visitReferenceExpression(static_cast<ReferenceExpression*>(N));
         case NodeKind::MatchCase:
@@ -350,6 +352,10 @@ namespace bolt {
       visitPattern(N);
     }
 
+    void visitLiteralPattern(LiteralPattern* N) {
+      visitPattern(N);
+    }
+
     void visitExpression(Expression* N) {
       visitNode(N);
     }
@@ -589,6 +595,9 @@ namespace bolt {
         case NodeKind::BindPattern:
           visitEachChild(static_cast<BindPattern*>(N));
           break;
+        case NodeKind::LiteralPattern:
+          visitEachChild(static_cast<LiteralPattern*>(N));
+          break;
         case NodeKind::ReferenceExpression:
           visitEachChild(static_cast<ReferenceExpression*>(N));
           break;
@@ -823,6 +832,10 @@ namespace bolt {
       BOLT_VISIT(N->Name);
     }
 
+    void visitEachChild(LiteralPattern* N) {
+      BOLT_VISIT(N->Literal);
+    }
+
     void visitEachChild(ReferenceExpression* N) {
        for (auto [Name, Dot]: N->ModulePath) {
          BOLT_VISIT(Name);
diff --git a/include/bolt/Checker.hpp b/include/bolt/Checker.hpp
index b96458e44..e6a6a4df5 100644
--- a/include/bolt/Checker.hpp
+++ b/include/bolt/Checker.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+
 #pragma once
 
 #include "zen/config.hpp"
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ namespace bolt {
 
     Type* inferExpression(Expression* Expression);
     Type* inferTypeExpression(TypeExpression* TE);
+    Type* inferLiteral(Literal* Lit);
 
     void inferBindings(Pattern* Pattern, Type* T, ConstraintSet* Constraints, TVSet* TVs);
     void inferBindings(Pattern* Pattern, Type* T);
diff --git a/src/CST.cc b/src/CST.cc
index 25d0bce78..a39c5d3fa 100644
--- a/src/CST.cc
+++ b/src/CST.cc
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ namespace bolt {
     return Name;
   }
 
+  Token* LiteralPattern::getFirstToken() {
+    return Literal;
+  }
+
+  Token* LiteralPattern::getLastToken() {
+    return Literal;
+  }
+
   Token* ReferenceExpression::getFirstToken() {
     if (!ModulePath.empty()) {
       return std::get<0>(ModulePath.front());
@@ -586,7 +594,7 @@ namespace bolt {
   }
 
   std::string IntegerLiteral::getText() const {
-    return std::to_string(Value);
+    return std::to_string(V);
   }
 
   std::string DotDot::getText() const {
@@ -613,6 +621,14 @@ namespace bolt {
     return Text;
   }
 
+  Value StringLiteral::getValue() {
+    return Text;
+  }
+
+  Value IntegerLiteral::getValue() {
+    return V;
+  }
+
   SymbolPath ReferenceExpression::getSymbolPath() const {
     std::vector<ByteString> ModuleNames;
     for (auto [Name, Dot]: ModulePath) {
diff --git a/src/Checker.cc b/src/Checker.cc
index 5fe1b2b25..4a5529017 100644
--- a/src/Checker.cc
+++ b/src/Checker.cc
@@ -723,18 +723,7 @@ namespace bolt {
       case NodeKind::ConstantExpression:
       {
         auto Const = static_cast<ConstantExpression*>(X);
-        Type* Ty = nullptr;
-        switch (Const->Token->getKind()) {
-          case NodeKind::IntegerLiteral:
-            Ty = lookupMono("Int");
-            break;
-          case NodeKind::StringLiteral:
-            Ty = lookupMono("String");
-            break;
-          default:
-            ZEN_UNREACHABLE
-        }
-        ZEN_ASSERT(Ty != nullptr);
+        auto Ty = inferLiteral(Const->Token);
         X->setType(Ty);
         return Ty;
       }
@@ -815,7 +804,15 @@ namespace bolt {
 
       case NodeKind::BindPattern:
       {
-        addBinding(static_cast<BindPattern*>(Pattern)->Name->getCanonicalText(), new Forall(TVs, Constraints, Type));
+        auto P = static_cast<BindPattern*>(Pattern);
+        addBinding(P->Name->getCanonicalText(), new Forall(TVs, Constraints, Type));
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case NodeKind::LiteralPattern:
+      {
+        auto P = static_cast<LiteralPattern*>(Pattern);
+        addConstraint(new CEqual(inferLiteral(P->Literal), Type, P));
         break;
       }
 
@@ -830,6 +827,22 @@ namespace bolt {
     inferBindings(Pattern, Type, new ConstraintSet, new TVSet);
   }
 
+  Type* Checker::inferLiteral(Literal* L) {
+    Type* Ty;
+    switch (L->getKind()) {
+      case NodeKind::IntegerLiteral:
+        Ty = lookupMono("Int");
+        break;
+      case NodeKind::StringLiteral:
+        Ty = lookupMono("String");
+        break;
+      default:
+        ZEN_UNREACHABLE
+    }
+    ZEN_ASSERT(Ty != nullptr);
+    return Ty;
+  }
+
   void collectTypeclasses(LetDeclaration* Decl, std::vector<TypeclassSignature>& Out) {
     if (llvm::isa<ClassDeclaration>(Decl->Parent)) {
       auto Class = llvm::cast<ClassDeclaration>(Decl->Parent);
diff --git a/src/Parser.cc b/src/Parser.cc
index b0049923c..ad58cfb46 100644
--- a/src/Parser.cc
+++ b/src/Parser.cc
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@ namespace bolt {
   Pattern* Parser::parsePattern() {
     auto T0 = Tokens.peek();
     switch (T0->getKind()) {
+      case NodeKind::StringLiteral:
+      case NodeKind::IntegerLiteral:
+        Tokens.get();
+        return new LiteralPattern(static_cast<Literal*>(T0));
       case NodeKind::Identifier:
         Tokens.get();
         return new BindPattern(static_cast<Identifier*>(T0));
       default:
-        throw UnexpectedTokenDiagnostic(File, T0, std::vector { NodeKind::Identifier });
+        throw UnexpectedTokenDiagnostic(File, T0, std::vector { NodeKind::Identifier, NodeKind::StringLiteral, NodeKind::IntegerLiteral });
     }
   }
 
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ after_constraints:
       case NodeKind::IntegerLiteral:
       case NodeKind::StringLiteral:
         Tokens.get();
-        return new ConstantExpression(T0);
+        return new ConstantExpression(static_cast<Literal*>(T0));
       default:
         throw UnexpectedTokenDiagnostic(File, T0, { NodeKind::MatchKeyword, NodeKind::Identifier, NodeKind::IdentifierAlt, NodeKind::IntegerLiteral, NodeKind::StringLiteral });
     }